Senior Staff Software Engineer, Central Software

Boston Dynamics; Waltham (MA); Sur place; USD 150 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Résumé du poste

Boston Dynamics seeks a Senior Staff Software Engineer for the Central Software Cloud Engineering team to develop cloud-based services powering its robotics platform. You will build backend infrastructure, data pipelines, and frontend visuals, delivering seamless end-user experiences across distributed robots.

Responsibilities include crafting robust architectures, mentoring peers, and collaborating closely with end-users in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with distributed cloud services and ETL pipelines.
• Strong background in REST APIs, gRPC, and microservices.
• Familiarity with robotics or related domains is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Build full-stack features for data processing and presentation.
• Optimize and debug cloud-based distributed systems.
• Architect core software components to meet product requirements.
• Mentor peers and contribute to agile processes.
• Collaborate with end-users to ensure their needs are met.

Connaissances

NodeJS

Python

C++

Go

Rust

PostgreSQL

BigQuery

Airflow

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

gRPC

Microservices

Cloud security

Git

Linux

Telemetry data

Formation

B.S. in Engineering

B.S. in Computer Science

Outils

Docker

Kubernetes

Airflow

Git

Linux

PostgreSQL

BigQuery

Description du poste

The Boston Dynamics Central Software (CSW) team is seeking a creative and passionate Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our dynamic and collaborative team. If you enjoy learning new technologies and are driven to improve the lives of your team members, this role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Central Software Cloud Engineering team, you will be instrumental in developing cloud-based services and solutions that are used across our company and integrated into our cutting-edge robots. Your responsibilities will span the full technology stack, from building robust back-end infrastructure and data processing pipelines to crafting intuitive front-end interfaces and data visualizations. The solutions you develop will focus on delivering seamless end-user experiences and expanding the reach and capabilities of our world-leading mobile robots.

Day-to-Day Activities

• Build comprehensive full-stack features, encompassing data processing and presentation.
• Optimize and debug cloud-based distributed systems.
• Design and implement well-structured, reusable applications and libraries, collaborating closely with end-users to ensure their needs are met.
• Architect core software components that effectively address product requirements and contribute to the overall system design.
• Participate in our agile development process, coordinating work with others, identifying challenges, and communicating progress regularly.
• Mentor and upskill peers and other contributors across the organization.

Desired Skills

• Experience with back-end server development using languages such as NodeJS, Python, C++, Go, or Rust and databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, BigQuery).
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining robust ETL/ELT pipelines for processing large-scale telemetry, operational logs, and sensor data streams from distributed systems and robotics fleets, using Airflow.
• Hands‑on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (cloud‑managed and self‑hosted) for deploying and scaling distributed services
• Strong expertise in designing and implementing REST APIs, gRPC, and microservice architectures.
• Working knowledge of cloud security fundamentals, including secrets management, RBAC, service account governance, and network security.
• Familiarity with Git version control and a comfortable working proficiency in a Linux development environment.
• Bachelor’s in Engineering, Computer Science, or other technical areas with 7+ years of professional experience in delivering full‑stack software solutions to end‑users or equivalent experience.
• Robotics experience is a plus.

We are interested in all qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas for this position.

The base pay range for this position is between $150,000 to $190,000 annually. Base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors including, but not limited to internal equity, job related knowledge, skills and experience. This range represents a good faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Boston Dynamics offers a generous Benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401(k), paid time off and an annual bonus structure. Additional details regarding these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer for employment.